Gallirallus australis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Ralloidea
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Podiata Cladus: Amorphea Cladus: Obazoa Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Cladus: Filozoa Cladus: Choanozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: ParaHoxozoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Olfactores Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Cladus: Eugnathostomata Cladus: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Cladus: Stegocephali Cladus: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Sauropsida Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Cladus: Diapsida Cladus: Neoreptilia Cladus: Parapleurota Cladus: Neodiapsida Cladus: Sauria Cladus: Archelosauria Cladus: Archosauromorpha Cladus: Crocopoda Cladus: Archosauriformes Cladus: Eucrocopoda Cladus: Archosauria Cladus: Avemetatarsalia Cladus: Ornithodira Cladus: Dinosauromorpha Cladus: Dinosauria Cladus: Saurischia Cladus: Theropoda Cladus: Neotheropoda Cladus: Averostra Cladus: Tetanurae Cladus: Orionides Cladus: Avetheropoda Cladus: Coelurosauria Cladus: Tyrannoraptora Cladus: Maniraptoromorpha Cladus: Neocoelurosauria Cladus: Maniraptoriformes Cladus: Maniraptora Cladus: Pennaraptora Cladus: Paraves Cladus: Avialae Cladus: Avebrevicauda Cladus: Pygostylia Cladus: Ornithothoraces Cladus: Euornithes Cladus: Ornithuromorpha Cladus: Ornithurae Classis: Aves Infraclassis: Neognathae Cladus: Neoaves Ordo: Gruiformes Superfamilia: Ralloidea

Familia: Rallidae
Subfamilia: Rallinae
Tribus: Rallini
Genus: Gallirallus
Species: Gallirallus australis
Subspecies: G. a. australis – G. a. greyi – G. a. hectori – G. a. scotti

Synonyms: G. a. minor – G. a. troglodytes – included in australis

Name

Gallirallus australis (Sparrman, 1786)

Type locality: New Zealand, restricted to Dusky Sound, South Island.

Synonymy

Rallus australis (protonym)
Gallirallus brachypterus Lafresnaye, 1841 Rev. Zool. 4 p. 243 BHL
Gallirallus minor Hamilton, 1893

References

Sparrman, A. 1786. Museum Carlsonianum, in quo novas et selectas aves, coloribus ad vivum brevique descriptione illustratas, suasu et sumtibus generosissimi possessoris, fasc. I., pl. 1–25. Holmiae (Stockholm): Ex Typographia Regia. BHL DOI: 10.5962/bhl.title.62901 Reference page. pl. 14 text
Holdaway, R.N.; Worthy, T.H. 1997: A reappraisal of the Late Quaternary fossil vertebrates of Pyramid Valley Swamp, North Canterbury, New Zealand. New Zealand journal of zoology, 24: 69–121.

Links

IUCN: Gallirallus australis (Vulnerable)

Vernacular names

Ænglisc: Wuduhen
български: Уека
brezhoneg: Weka
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Deutsch: Wekaralle
English: Weka
español: Rascón weka
eesti: Veeka
فارسی: وکا
suomi: Vekaluhtakana
français: Râle wéka
עברית: וקה
magyar: Weka
italiano: Weka
日本語: ニュージーランドクイナ
한국어: 웨카
Māori: Weka
Nederlands: Weka
norsk nynorsk: Wekarikse
polski: Weka
português: weka
русский: Пастушок-уэка
svenska: Wekarall
中文: 紐西蘭秧雞